Physics is crucial to understanding the world around us, the world inside us, and the world beyond us. Physicists ask big questions like:

How did the universe begin?

How will the universe change in the future?

How does the Sun keep shining?

Physics challenges our imaginations with concepts like relativity and string theory, but also adresses real-world problems like the development of sustainable forms of energy production or treating cancer through radiotherapy, development of computer games, design and manufacture of sports equipment and understanding and predicting earthquakes. Many apparently complicated things in nature can be understood in terms of relatively simple mathematical relationships.

Physicists try to uncover these relationships through observing, creating mathematical models, and testing them by doing experiments. Physicists also use advanced computers and programming languages in the solution of scientific problems, particularly for modeling complex processes. So, if you find yourself curious about understanding the world around you and up for a challenge, join us in Physics!

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PHYSICS

Course Highlights:

Astrophysics

Applied Physics

Biomedical Physics

Computer Tools for Physicists

Electricity and Magnetism

High Energy Physics

Optics

Relativity

Quantum Mechanics

Did you know?

Blackholes are really dense: if you could shrink the Sun down to a diameter of 4 miles, it would become a black hole and would have a density 18 million billion times greater than water. Black holes aren’t black. They’re very dark, sure, but they aren’t black. They glow, slightly, giving off light across the whole spectrum, including visible light.

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